BEIJING (AP) — Employers across much of China were ordered Monday to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought. Temperatures as high as 40 C (104 F) were reported in cities including Shijiazhuang, southwest
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rains brought deadly floods to northern India on the weekend as the country’s capital marked its wettest July day in more than 40 years, according to authorities and local reports. The rains triggered flash floods and landslides, resulting in the deaths of at least 22
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rains brought deadly floods to northern India on the weekend as the country’s capital marked its wettest July day in more than 40 years, according to authorities and local reports. The rains triggered flash floods and landslides, resulting in the deaths of at least 22
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden le dijo a CNN en una entrevista exclusiva que Ucrania aún no está lista para ser miembro de la OTAN y advirtió que la guerra debe terminar antes de que la alianza pueda considerar agregar a Kyiv a sus filas. Biden le dijo a Fareed Zakaria de
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is happy his old team McLaren is competitive in Formula One again. Even if it is at his expense. The seven-time champion lost an all-British tussle to McLaren’s Lando Norris for second place in the British GP on Sunday. Norris even
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Congress will consider renewed efforts to shore up voting and election laws in the coming weeks. But in a sign of dissonance between Republicans and Democrats on the basic functions of U.S. democracy, the parties will unveil competing proposals. House Republicans are traveling
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL LAWLESS and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and King Charles III, aging leaders who’ve waited decades to reach the pinnacle of their careers, used their first meeting in their respective roles Monday to highlight the generational issue of climate change as they prod private
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations. Yellen defended “targeted measures” on trade on Sunday that China’s
Continue ReadingBy ARLEIGH RODGERS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Families around the U.S. are scrambling to navigate new laws that prohibit their transgender children and teenagers from accessing gender-affirming care. With at least 20 states moving to ban or to restrict such care for minors, some kids feel they are receiving
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists is scheduled to face a jury this week. Jury selection began Monday in the trial that’s expected to last through the end of the week. Federal prosecutors have painted Caleb
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix is going to court to prove it has met a deadline to clear a large homeless encampment, an action that has drawn pushback from civil rights advocates. As part of a civil lawsuit, city officials will start a three-day trial Monday to show they have complied with a
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press As the Republican presidential primary intensifies this summer, most White House hopefuls are devoting their time to events in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states that kick off the nomination process early next year. Not Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump. The Florida governor will address more than 1,500 faithful Republicans
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Turner stopped two penalty kicks, and the United States beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout after a 2-2 draw for a berth in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal against Panama. In a game scoreless until the 88th minute, the U.S. tied the score on Scott Kennedy’s 115th minute own goal, six
Continue ReadingBy ARLEIGH RODGERS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to Chicago from their home in Indianapolis. The family was determined to make it feel like an adventure in the city, though that wasn’t the primary
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN London (CNN) — President Joe Biden and King Charles III on Monday met for the first time since the British monarch’s coronation, with the US president visiting Windsor Castle for all the pomp and circumstance that comes with a royal meeting. Biden arrived to inspect an honor guard formed of the
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey is virtually certain to get a green light to continue from the U.N. Security Council. But the big question is for how long. The current authorization for aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been nominated by his New Ideas party to run for reelection in next year’s contest. The nominations comes despite objections from legal experts and opposition figures who say the country’s constitution prohibits his candidacy. New Ideas also announced Sunday that current Vice
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Got a question for Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler? This week brings another installment of Ask the Mayor on NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. Here’s the page where you can submit your question — and leaving your name or email address are totally optional. Then tune in and
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — There’s another American sprinter making a big comeback this year. Gabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world in 2023 to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships on Sunday night. Thomas caught up to Richardson rounding the curve and powered
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — There’s another American sprinter making a big comeback this year. Gabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world in 2023 to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships on Sunday night. Thomas caught up to Richardson rounding the curve and powered
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